Rearview mirror



Dec. 19, 1950 J. L. YOUNGHUSBAND 2,534,495

REARVIEW MIRROR Filed Aug. 26. 1949 1MM/MC Patented Dec. 19, 1950 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

My invention relates to a rear view mirror for automobiles and othervehicles.

A driver of an automobile or other vehicle desires a certain adjustmentof his rear View mirror. It is often a delicate adjustment, taking somelittle time and care to obtain the proper desired position. Once this isobtained, the driver does not want to have it changed. Frequently,however, in stopping, gas station attendants, garage men, parking lotjockeys and others will change the adjustment of the mirror. Thisnecessitates another adjustment which takes time and care. Often theadjustment is only partly off and the driver proceeds with limitedefficiency.

Among the objects of my invention is to solve these problems byproviding a mirror so constructed that once it has been adjusted todesired position, it will return to that position automatically andwithout further adjustment. My mirror will also prevent unauthorized andundesired readjustment by others.

My invention also contemplates .such other objects, advantages andcapabilities as will later more fully appear and which are inherentlypossessed by my invention.

While I have shown in the accompanying drawings, a preferred form of myinvention, yet I wish it understood that the same is susceptible ofmodiiication and change without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

Referring to the drawings, Fig'. 1 is a front elevational view of myrear view mirror; Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same; Fig. 3 is anenlarged sectional view of my mirror; Fig. 4 is an enlarged longitudinalsectional View on line 4--4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailedsectional View showing the angle adjustment and Fig. 6 is an enlargeddetailed sectional view on line 6 6 of Fig. 4.

The embodiment selected to illustrate my invention comprises a casing Ihaving a back portion II and a rim I2 within which is mounted a mirrorI3. A cup Ill has a bottom portion I5 and marginal side portions I6.Ball shaped member I'I attached to back portion II extends throughbottom portion I and rotatably attaches cup I4 to casing I3.

A housing I8 has an inner end I9 and tapers bullet shaped to outer end2U. At the rear end of hollow central portion 2| of housing I8 is endplug 22 to which is attached the outer end of coiled spring 23. Theinner end of coiled spring 23 is attached to ball I1.

A plurality of radially spaced screws, shown for illustration as three,namely 24, 25 and 26 extend through respective screw threaded openingsin housing I8. Screw threaded opening 21 is shown in Fig. 4.

The side walls of housing I8 are reduced adjacent the inner end ofhousing I8 and extend within the side walls I6 of cup I4.

The screws 24, 25 and 26 are adapted to extend beyond the inner end I9of housing I 8 to bear against the inside of bottom I5 of cup I4 toobtain the desired permanent adjusted position of the mirror I3.

The heads of screws 24, 25 and 26 may be reached respectively throughdeepened openings 30, 3| and 32 in the outer side walls of housing I8.

In operation, once the mirror has been adjusted by a screw driver onscrews 24, 25 and 26 to a desired adjusted position, mirror I3 whenmoved, will immediately return upon release to the desired adjustedposition.

A rod 33 attached at its inner end to said housing I8 has a clamp 34 atits outer end for engaging the rim of a car for attachment thereto.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

A rear view mirror for vehicles adjustable to an unlimited number ofpositions and automatically returnable to the desired position,comprising a casing, a mirror mounted in said casing, a ball-shapedmember attached to the rear of said casing, a cup having an opening,said ball-shaped member extending through the opening of said cup andpivotally attaching said casing to said cup, a housing having its upperend extending within said cup, said housing tapering bulletshaped to arear end, a coiled spring positioned within said housing and having itslower end attached to said housing and its upper end attached to saidball-shaped member, a plurality oi` spaced screws screw threaded withinsaid housing, the lower ends of said screws extending short of thehousing and positioned within the said housing, said housing having aplurality of spaced deepened openings extending from the exterior ofsaid housing to the lower ends of said screws, the lower ends of saidscrews notched to receive and be moved by the head of a screw driver sothat the upper ends of said screws extend upwardly beyond said housingto bear against said cup to tilt said casing and said mirror to desiredposition, said spring adapted when said mirror is moved to other thanthe desired position to return said mirror when released to the desiredposition, and a rod attached to said housing and having means forattachment to a vehicle.

JAMES L. YOUNGHUSBAND.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are oi record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,364,268 Fletcher Jan. 4, 19272,456,362 Aves Dec. 14, 1948 2,471,954 Harvey May 31, 1949 2,504,386Brady et al Apr. 18, 1950

